Guest guest Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hi My son is 3 1/2. He was diagnosed with scoliosis a little over a year ago. He is in his 3rd brace. The first was a bending brace wire only at night since he started out w/ a curve on top. The he was put in a brace fthat he wears all the time. He has an s shaped curve which is starting to rotate on the top and bottom. He may also be developing an aditional curve on the top.... Hope that makes sense. His curvature IN the brace ranges from 28 - 38 degrees. Right now he's being x rayed every 4- 6 weeks. The doc mentioned casting this week. He spoke about a cast I believe called a risser??? I asked about a mehta cast instead. Is it too late for him to get one since he's 3 1/2? He also has sotos syndrome which is partly characterized by low muscle tone and rapid growth between ages 2 and 5. Since he has an overgrowth syndrome surgery would not be in his best interest. We r hoping when he is 5 his back will stabalize, but at the moment it is haywire and progressively getting worse. The brace isn't working and I am hoping we can try the cast. I guess I am looking for a bit of direction. We live on Louisiana. Thanks! Tame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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